On a day that saw two of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup favorites suffer potentially catastrophic problems, Dale Earnhardt Jr. stole a victory from the title contenders on Sunday, passing Tony Stewart for the lead with less than four laps left in the Goody’s Headache Relief Shot 500 at Martinsville Speedway and pulling away for his fourth victory of the season. Continue reading
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Kasey Kahne races his way to his first victory of the season and secures his place in the 2014 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.
With his Chase hopes hanging on a win, Sprint Cup Series driver Kasey Kahne rang the bell for Hendrick Motorsports and his No. 5 team with a victory in the Oral-B USA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday night.
After losing ground on a late caution that set up two green-white-checkered finishes, Kahne threaded the needle between the leader, Matt Kenseth and a hard-charging Denny Hamlin to take a thrilling win. Continue reading
…and possibly his Most Cherished Celebration
Driver of the No. 24 Chevrolet, Jeff Gordon has spent his entire Sprint Cup Series career with Hendrick Motorsports, accomplishing some amazing triumphs.
Jeff Gordon started his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career at Atlanta Motor Speedway on November 15, 1992 – he finished 21st that day. Since then, he’s had five series wins at the Atlanta track. And, 23 years later, Gordon goes back to his beginning for his 750th Sprint Cup Series start.
Impressive – Amazing – Incredible – are a few of the words used to describe Gordon’s 23-year career. Continue reading
Time Is Running Out For Kahne
Kasey Kahne desperately needs a win.
After qualifying for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup the last two seasons, the driver of the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet driver finds himself on the outside looking in. Currently 18th on the Chase Grid Outlook with just two races left, Kahne sits 33 points behind Greg Biffle for the last spot.
The gap is such, a win is Kahne’s only means to a Chase berth. Continue reading